True Crime
17 items found (3 series, 14 stories)

The Canon Vol. 5 The Silence
by Revdoug
Weeks after her prison interview with Jack Rourke, journalist Dorothy Keene returns to Chicago carrying what may be the only complete record of his account of the assassination of James Michael Kincaid. Determined to verify every claim, she begins following a trail that no longer leads to hidden evidence—but to evidence that has vanished. Missing files, destroyed records, withdrawn witnesses, unexplained deaths, and anonymous government officials become the only clues left behind. As Rourke suddenly dies from an aggressive cancer that appears almost overnight, Dorothy realizes the most important witness to Dallas is gone forever. The questions she planned to ask will never be answered, forcing her to investigate a different mystery: not who committed the crime, but how its history is being erased. Across the country, archives quietly change. Witnesses reconsider their testimony. Records disappear from government files. Families surrender boxes of documents to unidentified officials who promise to protect the national interest. Each event seems insignificant on its own. Together they reveal a pattern too deliberate to ignore. Dorothy begins preserving not only evidence, but the absence of evidence itself, creating an archive of everything that should still exist but doesn't. As her investigation grows, she realizes she is no longer the only person following the trail. Someone is watching the same records, visiting the same archives, and measuring how close she is coming to the truth. When tragedy strikes Dorothy herself, her husband honors her final request by protecting the archive she spent months assembling. But grief leaves him vulnerable, and before long an unidentified government official arrives to collect her life's work—including the file marked **Rourke Interview**. Believing he is doing the right thing, he hands over everything. A year later, after he begins asking questions about where those records went, he too is dead. By the time the decade reaches its end, the witnesses are gone, the files have vanished, the investigation has been buried beneath official history, and the nation has moved on. The Whitmore Commission's version of events becomes the only version most Americans will ever know.

The Canon Vol. 4 The Lie
by Revdoug
As President Landon Bryce struggles to restore public confidence after the assassination of James Michael Kincaid, he creates the Whitmore Commission to deliver a single, authoritative account of what happened in Dallas. Led by respected Chief Justice Spencer Whitmore and supported by an ambitious young senator, Oran Goodritch, the Commission begins assembling the largest investigation in American history. Every witness, every photograph, every report, and every piece of evidence is drawn toward Washington. Across the country, journalist Dorothy Keene senses that something is already slipping away. While the Commission organizes facts surrounding the assassination itself, Dorothy becomes convinced the real story began years earlier. As she reconstructs forgotten relationships, political decisions, hidden alliances, and unexplained connections, she discovers that the questions being asked may be just as important as the answers being found. Meanwhile, engineer Harlan Brigg watches two competing histories emerge. One begins in Dealey Plaza with bullets and eyewitnesses. The other reaches back through years of political power, intelligence operations, corporate influence, and private decisions that shaped the road to Dallas long before the first shot was fired. Neither history is entirely false—but only one will become official. As the Commission moves steadily toward certainty, Dorothy's investigation leads her into increasingly dangerous territory. Witnesses grow reluctant. Records become harder to obtain. Unanswered questions multiply, and the distance between the official story and the truth widens with every passing week. *The Lie* is the story of how history is not only discovered, but constructed. It explores the moment when an investigation becomes a narrative, a narrative becomes accepted fact, and the search for truth begins to disappear beneath the weight of certainty—setting the stage for the silence that follows.

The Canon Vol. 3 Convergence
by Revdoug
As President James Michael Kincaid prepares for a political trip to Texas, every major player is drawn toward Dallas for reasons that appear unrelated. Intelligence operatives arrive under quiet orders. Powerful businessmen protect interests they believe are essential to the nation's future. Journalists pursue stories no one else seems willing to ask. Criminal intermediaries, government officials, and trusted advisers all move according to separate plans, unaware that each has become part of something much larger than themselves. While the public sees only another presidential tour, an invisible struggle unfolds beneath the surface. Every conversation, every arrival, and every seemingly ordinary decision tightens the web surrounding November 22, 1963. What begins as routine political travel becomes a chain of irreversible events that forever changes the course of American history. In the hours and days that follow the assassination, shock quickly gives way to confusion as evidence disappears, narratives begin to harden, and those closest to the truth find themselves confronting forces far more organized than they ever imagined. By the time the nation begins searching for answers, the machinery controlling the story has already begun moving. *Convergence* is the moment every thread woven through the first two volumes comes together, carrying the series from conspiracy into tragedy and setting the stage for the battle over history itself.

The Canon Vol. Two
by Revdoug
As James Michael Kincaid rises from presidential candidate to Commander in Chief, influential businessmen, intelligence officials, and political power brokers scattered across Washington and Texas begin watching him with growing concern. What first appears to be another routine transfer of power slowly becomes something far more dangerous as Kincaid reveals an independent vision for America's future. Behind closed doors, the men connected to the secretive network born in Suite 8F discover that institutions can survive elections—but only if the people elected choose to preserve them. As Kincaid challenges long-standing assumptions about government, military policy, intelligence, and political influence, trusted relationships begin to fracture. Quiet recommendations become coordinated decisions, allies become observers, and observers begin preparing for possibilities no one is willing to discuss openly. At the center of the unfolding crisis stands Landon Bryce, a respected statesman chosen to help govern a nation that believes it has elected a new beginning. While the public celebrates hope and change, powerful men on every side struggle to answer a far more consequential question: can the existing system accommodate a president determined to lead it, or has he become the greatest threat it has ever faced? As loyalties harden and unseen forces quietly move into position, *The Threat* transforms political rivalry into an irreversible collision, carrying the series toward the events that will forever alter the course of American history.

The Canon Vol. 1 The Architects
by Revdoug
Beginning in Houston during the late 1930s, influential builder Harlan Brigg and a small circle of businessmen, financiers, and political insiders discover that the future of the nation is increasingly being shaped not by elections, but by those who control money, contracts, intelligence, and access. As their influence expands from Texas into Washington, they forge alliances that quietly outlast presidents, administrations, and public opinion. Over three decades, roads become political leverage, federal agencies become instruments of influence, and private interests learn to guide national policy from the shadows. Men who once believed they were simply protecting American prosperity gradually create something far more enduring—a self-sustaining network capable of directing events without ever appearing to do so. As a charismatic young president begins to emerge with ideas that threaten the balance they have spent a generation constructing, the members of Suite 8F come to a chilling realization: if the machine they have built is to survive, it may one day have to protect itself. *The Architects* is the foundation of an epic five-volume saga that traces the rise of hidden power, the cost of political ambition, and the events that will ultimately converge on one of the most controversial moments in American history.

The Canon
by Revdoug
When President James Michael Kincaid begins challenging the foundations of that system, a conflict unfolds far beyond public view. Political ambition, intelligence operations, organized crime, journalism, and private influence converge on Dallas in November 1963, where one of the most consequential weekends in American history changes the nation forever. Yet the assassination is only the beginning. As official investigations compete with independent journalists searching for answers, the battle shifts from discovering what happened to deciding what history will remember. Witnesses disappear. Records vanish. Evidence is scattered. Competing accounts slowly fall silent until only one version of events remains. Spanning nearly four decades, *The Canon* explores the relationship between power, memory, and history itself. It asks not only how history can be shaped, but how entire generations come to accept a single version of the past when every alternative has quietly disappeared. In the end, *The Canon* is not simply the story of an assassination. It is the story of how history is written—and how easily it can be forgotten.

The Death of The Governor
by Revdoug
A routine vehicle sale turns into a citywide crisis when a mechanic opens the trunk of an impounded sedan and finds the bodies of Governor Mark Atmen and his daughter, Mellissa, carefully placed inside. Detectives take the case, moving through the evidence with procedural precision, uncovering ties to L.A. Venture Services — a sprawling criminal network run by Salvatore Giaconia and his son, Antony. As the investigation expands, the detectives identify the political corruption, money laundering, illegal gambling, and contract manipulation that kept the Giaconia empire alive. Antony is captured in a violent confrontation at his vacation home, shouting the truth as he falls. His testimony triggers a coordinated strike across the city, with T.A.R.U. executing simultaneous raids on every known Giaconia front. Businesses burn documents, flee with briefcases, and collapse under pressure. Salvatore Giaconia is arrested in his study, surrounded by half‑destroyed evidence, facing murder charges and a lifetime sentence. With the empire broken and the city finally breathing again, the detectives complete their final obligation: notifying Amanda Atmen. They enter her home, carrying the truth that began in the trunk, delivering the weight of the case to the last person who deserved to hear it.

The Last Take
by Revdoug
After a drugged car crash leaves him disoriented and cuffed to a hospital bed, Foster Hale — Amber Martin’s estranged son — discovers he’s been targeted by the same shadowy filmmaking cabal that orchestrated her death. As hallucinations blur with playback, Foster realizes he’s trapped inside a psychological experiment run by legendary director Elliot Crane, who has been using “Scene 47” as a template for memory manipulation for decades. Hospital rooms become soundstages, doctors become crew, and Foster’s own past appears spliced, rewritten, and projected back at him. When he uncovers footage of his mother pregnant and imprisoned in a secret “test reel,” Foster must fight through layers of fabricated reality to reclaim the truth — before Crane edits him out entirely. But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes: he isn’t escaping the reel. He was born inside it.

The Final Shot
by Revdoug
When rising actress Amber Martin dies during the filming of Scene 47, the studio rushes to call it a tragic on‑set accident — but the footage doesn’t match the official story. As editor Dev Patel leaks raw takes, co‑star Kent Dimpster breaks under interrogation, and Amber’s collaborator Lena uncovers hidden audio and rewritten pages, a chilling truth emerges: director Malcolm Butler engineered the perfect “accidental” death to immortalize his film. But the more the footage circulates, the more it reveals — not just a murder, but a system built to exploit, erase, and rewrite performers. As the industry scrambles to bury the scandal, Amber’s own words, preserved in rehearsal tapes and discarded drafts, begin to reshape the narrative she never lived to finish. In the end, the frame remembers everything — and the truth refuses to stay edited out.

THE RAW FOOTAGE CHRONICLES
by Revdoug
When rising actress Amber Martin dies during the filming of Scene 47, the studio rushes to call it a tragic on‑set accident — but the footage doesn’t match the official story. As editor Dev Patel leaks raw takes, co‑star Kent Dimpster breaks under interrogation, and Amber’s collaborator Lena uncovers hidden audio and rewritten pages, a chilling truth emerges: director Malcolm Butler engineered the perfect “accidental” death to immortalize his film. But the more the footage circulates, the more it reveals — not just a murder, but a system built to exploit, erase, and rewrite performers. As the industry scrambles to bury the scandal, Amber’s own words, preserved in rehearsal tapes and discarded drafts, begin to reshape the narrative she never lived to finish. In the end, the frame remembers everything — and the truth refuses to stay edited out.

The Silence Saga
by Revdoug
When a sniper’s bullet meant for **Adrian Cole** shatters Madison Square Garden, he’s thrust into a deadly conspiracy tied to his employer, **VoxGen**. His best friend’s daughter, **Samantha**, is abducted, and the trail leads Adrian to a hidden VoxGen testing site where experimental compounds have been secretly deployed across New York. The rescue goes wrong, Bob is killed, and Adrian is nearly crushed in the ensuing chaos. VoxGen detonates multiple buildings to erase evidence, framing Adrian as the architect of the mass‑casualty event. He survives but falls into a coma for over two years. When he wakes, the truth has finally surfaced: VoxGen has collapsed, its CEO is dead, and Adrian is cleared. But survival isn’t freedom. With Samantha in his care and the city still reeling, Adrian sues the surviving VoxGen board members—only to discover a shadow operator still pulling strings. Retaliation begins: smear campaigns, drive‑by attacks, and an ambush in a dark alley. Adrian refuses to run. With Donna at his side, he shifts from hunted to hunter, determined to expose the last architect of VoxGen’s empire. **Buried in Silence** is a conspiracy thriller about survival, accountability, and the fight to reclaim a life stolen by corruption.

Daughter of the Falcon
by Sarah Bantu
**About the Story** What if the key to your survival was locked inside a secret, ancient bloodline?\ Spun from a fascinating true piece of Russian history and set against the brutal, breathtaking backdrop of the frozen north, *Daughter of the Falcon* blends gripping suspense with an unforgettable romance.\ For centuries, deep within the endless, snow covered forests, an elite and hidden clan of warriors lived by their own laws. They did not just survive the winter they ruled it, training lethal military falcons to hunt, fight, and protect secrets hidden from the world. Today, that fierce bloodline legacy is alive, but the isolation of the frozen north is cracking. A dangerous, unpredictable threat is closing in, forcing old secrets into the light and testing the loyalty of a clan that has never bowed to anyone.\ Filled with high stakes twists, deep betrayal, and a slow burn love story that burns hot against the bitter ice, this fiction novel proves that some family histories can never stay buried. Step into a harsh, beautiful world where danger hides in every shadow, trust is a luxury, and you never know what's going to happen next. Discover what happens when the frost bites deep, and the falcon finally takes flight.

The Butterfly of New Orleans
by Mikaela Love
Marian Michaels spends her nights singing in New Orleans jazz clubs and her days chasing the career she has always wanted. After witnessing a violent attack that appears to target Black residents, she finds herself frustrated by a lack of evidence and official inaction. Unwilling to let the incident go, Marian begins investigating on her own. As more attacks occur across the city, Marian adopts the masked identity of The Butterfly and follows a trail of intimidation, recruitment, and organized violence. What begins as a single assault soon points to a coordinated movement gaining influence in New Orleans. Balancing her growing music career, complicated relationships, and increasingly dangerous investigations, Marian must decide how far she is willing to go to stop it. Set in New Orleans, The Butterfly is a grounded crime drama that blends vigilante fiction, mystery, and noir with the city’s music scene and culture.

Beneath the Rock
by Chasity Phillips
When fourteen‑year‑old Mary Ann Hamilton begins noticing strange cracks in her mother’s behavior—late‑night whispers, missing money, a sudden new identity—her quiet Alabama life shatters. Swept into a world of secrets, lies, and a man whose charm hides something far darker, Mary Ann is forced to confront the truth her mother has been hiding. Some families protect you. Some destroy you. And beneath the rock, the past is waiting to be uncovered.

ALL MONEY AIN'T GOOD MONEY
by ANDRE WILLIS Sr
This story is about being a square and faced with survival and the hard streets living in Atlanta Ga.

The Memory Clinic
by Gina Murdock
Investigative journalist Mara Reynolds has spent her career uncovering the truth. However, she never expected the biggest lie to be her own life. \ After interviewing billionaire tech entrepreneur Elijah Williams about his groundbreaking project, the Prometheus Initiative, Mara finds herself drawn to his intelligence, charm, and influence. At first, everything seems normal. But soon, disturbing fragments of memory begin to surface—visions of blood, fear, and a childhood event she cannot fully remember. \ As the nightmares grow stronger, Mara turns to therapy for answers. Instead, she uncovers something far more terrifying. The gaps in her memory are not accidents—they are erasures. \ Someone has been rewriting her past. \ As a result, Mara is forced to question everything: her childhood, her relationships, and even the man she is falling for. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because someone has been controlling her memories for over a decade. \ And the man she trusts most may be the one behind it all. Perfect for readers who love: - Psychological thrillers with shocking twists - Stories about memory manipulation and identity - Suspenseful books like The Silent Patient and Gone Girl - Fast-paced thrillers with unreliable truths - Dark secrets, conspiracies, and emotional suspense

Eat The Rich
by Judah Ray
In 1955, a secret experiment at the Large Hadron Collider tore open a doorway to another realm.\ \ Extradimensional beings came through, possessed the top scientists and military officials in the room, and kept the portal open.\ \ One of the first crossed over and took a human infant as its host. That infant was Christina.\ \ The only issue is that Christina forgot what she was, and the others could not enter or control her, but she could see them. So they declared her unstable and institutionalized her.\ \ Years later, world leaders, billionaires, media figures, and political dynasties are all possessed. The New World Order is not a conspiracy theory. It is literal possession.\ \ A decade later, Christina escapes and resurfaces in Berlin. The forces that have tracked her since childhood want her reclaimed or eliminated.\ \ With the help of Jory, who has been able to see the entities inside people since surviving a near-death experience as a child, Christina uncovers a power structure that has ruled humanity from within for generations.\ \ When she learns she is one of them, she must choose between her own kind or the man she loves and the humanity she chose to protect.\ \ They have ruled the world from inside us.\ Now one of their own stands against them.